Laundry machine



July 14, 1931.

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Inventor 'zmves gwadoah A iiomey Patented July 14, 1931 RAYMOND c. GLEAVES, or ORLANDO, FLORIDA LAUNDRY MACHINE Application filed October 21, 1929. Serial No. 401,197.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in laundering, and more particularly to a novel machine for washing, rinsing and removing water from the clothes after the foregoing operation.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a machine in which clothes may be laundered in a far more eflioient and in a much quicker manner than through the use of separate machines for each of the necessary steps above set forth.

During the course of the following specification and claims, various other important objects and advantages of the invention will readily become apparent.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view through the novel apparatus.

Figure 2 represents a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on line 22 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of the basket.

(V Figure 4 represents a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 represents a fragmentary verti- I cal sectional view taken substantially on line 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 represents a fragmentary vertical sectional view through the means for imparting oscillatory movement to the has ket.

Figure 7 represents a bottom plan view of the vacuum cup.

Figure 8 represents a top plan view of the burner. a

Referring to the drawings wherein like reference numerals designate like parts, it will be seen that the invention includes a cylindrical-shaped tub 5 secured upon a platform 6 by means of screws 7. This platform is supported by legs 8, any number suitablebeing provided. A pair of rods 99 are connected at their ends to the annular angle bar 10 and bridging these rods 9-9 is a platform 11, the platform being secured at its ends to the rods 9-9 by the eye members 12. Spaced K vertically above the platform 11 is a. second platform 13 which is. hingedly connected by the eye member 14 to the cross rod 15. The

18 for disposition beneath the platform 13 and a lever 19 which is bent around the, cor responding end of the platform and disposed partially over the platform as in the manner clearly shown in Figure 1.

As is clearly shown in Figure 6, a block 20 is secured to the bottom side of the platform 13 and has a guideway 21 disposed longitudinally therethrough' for slidably receiving the rack 22. Depending from the platform 13 is a bearing sleeve 23 through which the lower portion of the vertical shaft 24 is journalled. A gear 25 is keyed to the lower end of the shaft 24 and is adapted to mesh with the rack 22 as in the mannerclearly shown in Figure 6. A

The upper end of the shaft 24 has a gear 26 secured thereto in any suitablenianner. One end of the rack 22 has an extension 27 and this extension is connected to the eccentric pin 28 on the gear29 by means of a link 30. The gear 29 is carried by a short shaft 31 disposed through the bearing 32 ,of an upright 33 supported upon the aforementioned platform 11. As 'is clearly shown in Figures 1 and 5, the platform 13 is cut away as at 34 so as to permit the disposition of the gears outwardly abovethe top edge of the platform so as to mesh normally with the pinion 35, which projects from the bevel gear 36.

' This bevel gear is secured by a pin 37 to 'one end of the shaft 38 and at one side of the bearing 39, which is located upon the platform 13. A pulley 40 is secured by means of a pin 41 to the opposite end of the shaft 88.

As is clearly shown in Figures 5 and 1, the central portion of the platform 6 has dependent parts 42 within which a packing gland 43 is located to suitably pack the bar rel 44. A thrust 45 is located on the barrel 44 and rests Within the seat 46 of the platform 6. Secured to the barrel 44 and rotatable therewith is the gear construction which in Figure 5 is generally referred to by numeral 47. T1115 gear construction conslsts of 1 the gear 48 which meshes with the gear 26 (see Figure 1) and the bevel gear 49 which is located within the path of the gear 36, which is adapted to move upwardly with the platform 13 when the lever 19 is operated, thus bringing these gears 49 and 36 into mesh.

The intermediate parts of-the barrel 44 is provided with an enlarged counter-bore 50 and extending longitudinally through the barrel 44 and projecting beyond each end thereof is the reciprocatory shaft 51, the lower end of which is connected to the eccentric pin 28 through the agency of a pivotal link 52 A sleeve 53 extends upwardly from the basket 53' and has an inwardly disposed circumferential flange 54 at its upper end and opening therein to receive the screws 55, whereby the sleeve 53 is firmly secured to the aforementioned barrel 44. The basket 53 is perforated in substantially the manner shown in Figure 1, and has a series of webs 56 connecting the bottom of the basket with the said sleeve 53.

Secured to the upper end of the shaft 51 is the vacuum cup or dome 57, which is 'of concavo-convexo shape and which has the cross web 58 intersecting the bottom side thereof. The intersection of these webs provides a construction of annular shape as denoted by numeral 59 for the reception of the upper end of the shaft 51. The upper end of the shaft 51 is provided with threads for receiving the nut 60 so that the dome may be securely fastened to the said shaft.

The tub 5 is provided with a removable lid 61 and a handle 62 at its intermediate parts to permit easy handling thereof.

At the hinged end of the platform 13 is a motor 63 and the armature shaft of this motor is equipped with a-pulley for driving the belt 64. The belt 64 is in driving relation with respect to the pulley 40 on the shaft 38.

A tube of semi-circular shape is denoted by numeral 65 and is secured to the underside of the platform 6 by means of hangers 66. The ends of the tube 65 are capped as at 66 and perforations 67 are provided at the top side of the tube. An endless pipe 68 communicates with the tube at its intermediate parts. A conventional air valve 69 (see Figure 8) and a fuel supply pipe 70 connects with the pipe 68 for supplying mixed air and fuel to the tube so that the tube will serve as a burner for heating the washing fluid in the tub 5. A faucet 72 is employed whereby the water may be drained from the container 5.

Obviously, by lacing clothes in the basket 53' and partly ling the tub 5 with water and any cleaning preparation desired, by starting the motor 63, the basket 53 will be oscillated through the agency of the connection 30, rack 22, ear 26, gear 48 and barrel 44. Thesuctlon dome 57 will also be simultaneously reciprocated by reason of its platform 13, and in lifting the same will disengage the pinion 35 from the gear 29 and will engage the bevel gear 36 with the bevel gear 49. Thus the drive between the gear 29 and the basket through the rack and pin ion 22 and 25 is broken, while a' connection is made between the bevel gear 36 and the bevel gear 49, whereupon the basket will be rotated instead of oscillated.

In this manner, clothes may be washed or rinsed and blued in a manner not possible with many of the present types of machines, and while the foregoing description sets forth the invention in specific language, it is to be understood that changes may be resorted to in the construction of the apparatus without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A washing machine comprising a tub, a barrel shaft rotatably disposed through the bottom of the tub, a basket secured to thesaid barrel shaft and adapted to rotate therewith, a shaft disposed vertically through the said barrel shaft, a suction device on the upper end of the said shaft, means at the lower end of the said shaft for vertically reciprocating the same, and means at the lower end of the barrel shaft whereby the said barrel shaft and basket may be either rotated or oscillated.

2. A'washing machine comprising a tub, a barrel shaft disposed vertically through the bottom of the tub, a basket secured to the barrel shaft, a solid shaft slidable through the barrel shaft, suction creating means at the upper end of the solid shaft, means at thelower end of the said solid shaft to vertically reciprocate the same, means connected to the said reciprocatory means to impart oscillatory motion to the barrel shaft and basket, and means for rendering the reciprocating and oscillating means inactive and simultaneously imparting continuous rotary movement to the barrel shaft and basket.

3. A washing machine comprising a tub,

upper end of the solid shaft, means at the 12 lower end of the said solid shaft whereby the same can be vertically reciprocated, means for oscillating the barrel shaft and basket from the said reciprocatory means, said means consisting of a drive shaft, a pair of gears thereon, a crank gear meshing with one of the gears of the pair and to the crank of which the solid shaft is connected, rack means connected with the crank, a gear oscillated by the rack means, a gear on the barrel shaft meshing with the last-mentioned gear, a movable support for the drive shaft whereb the gear on said drive shaft can be move out of engagement with the crank gear, and a gear on the barrel shaft for engaging the second gear of the pair of gears when the support is so moved whereby the barrel shaft will be rotated with the basket.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

RAYMOND C. GLEAVES. 

